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Firestone Multihawk

Replaced by the Firestone Multihawk 2

The Firestone Multihawk is a Touring Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

The quick answer

Owners say 78% from 16 owner reviews 81% would buy again Read the reviews
Tests say 9th average finish across 3 independent tests Latest: P7 of 16 · 2014 See every test

Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated January 2025.

  • 16owner reviews
  • 231,097miles driven
  • 3professional tests

Tire Reviews Score

Firestone Multihawk

7.9/10

From owner reviews only: no measured test results yet.

  • Limited Confidence
  • 16 owner reviews

How this score is built

Source Better than Weight
Independent testsNo measured test results yet – 0%
Owner reviews16 owner reviews · rated 78% 78% 52%
Typical tireWhere every score starts before its own data counts – 48%
Combined 61% 7.9

A fixed curve turns the combined figure into the 0 to 10 score, so roughly the top 10% of a group score 9 or more.

Confidence

  1. Limited
  2. Medium
  3. High

Owner reviews decide 52% of this score. The other 48% is the typical starting point, and it shrinks as more reviews arrive.

Scored on owner reviews alone, a tire is High once the reviews decide 90% or more, and Medium from 70%. Anything less is Limited: expect the number to move as reviews arrive.

The tests behind it

Only measured results count. A test that published its placings alone is listed, but not scored.

  1. 2014 2014 ADAC 175/65 R14 Summer Tire Test ADAC · 175/65 R14 P7 / 16 Placing only
  2. 2012 2012 European Summer Tire Test - 165/70 R14 ADAC · 165/70 R14 P12 / 15 Placing only
  3. 2011 2011 European Summer Tire Test - 175/65 R14 ADAC · 175/65 r14 P8 / 15 Placing only

Tested 3 times by independent publications, the Firestone Multihawk averages a finish of 9th.

3 Tests
0 Test Wins
9th Average
7th Best
12th Worst
Finishing position in each test1stLast20112014

Finishing position in each test

Every independent test of the Firestone Multihawk, newest first
YearTestResultAward
20142014 ADAC 175/65 R14 Summer Tire TestADAC · 175/65 R14P7 / 16
20122012 European Summer Tire Test - 165/70 R14ADAC · 165/70 R14P12 / 15
20112011 European Summer Tire Test - 175/65 R14ADAC · 175/65 r14P8 / 15

On the full record: Record by disciplineHead-to-head recordEvery published verdict

Frequently Asked Questions
How comfortable and quiet are the Firestone Multihawk?
Owners rate the Firestone Multihawk 7.1 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 14 reviews.
How well do the Firestone Multihawk wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Firestone Multihawk 8 out of 10 for wear across 14 reviews. 9 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 20,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Firestone Multihawk again?
81% of owners say they would buy the Firestone Multihawk again, based on the 16 owner reviews that answered the question. 38% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
Has the Firestone Multihawk been replaced?
The Firestone Multihawk has been replaced by the Firestone Multihawk 2.
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Firestone Multihawk Owner Reviews

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What owners say

Across 16 owner ratings the Firestone Multihawk averages 78%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 8.6 out of 10 and Comfort lowest at 7.1. 9 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 79% of owners score it 70% or better.

Owner ratings averaged from 16 ratings

  • Owner score 78%
  • Dry Grip 86%
  • Wear 80%
  • Handling 79%
  • Road Feedback 79%
  • Wet Grip 76%
  • Comfort 71%

Featured reviews

Most helpful 91%

“The previous owner fitted them in 2012, i have the car from 2017, they have traveled around 35.000 km they still have good thread and grip on dry amazing, little weaker on wet, but they are 8 years old so i'm changing...”

  • Chevrolet Spark
  • 35,000 miles
Read full review → 940 found this helpful
Most critical 56%

“These tires were noisy at first and have only lasted about 20k miles so the rubber seems to be a soft compound, also I got more punctures that ever before so don't know if this was due to a soft compound. They had good...”

  • Audi A4 1.9 TDI
  • 20,000 miles
Read full review → 622 found this helpful
Longest term 77%

“Fitted 2 Multihawks to the front of the car 2 years ago and they have covered 25000 miles and while still legal are due to be changed. Even although i have an old car good rubber is important and despite being a little...”

  • Fiat Brava
  • 25,000 miles
Read full review → 564 found this helpful

All 14 Firestone Multihawk reviews

Score spread across 14 written reviews
59%
Member
My experience with my, not even 4 year old, tires have been great. Until I lost 3 tires in 2 months. 2 only days apart. The tires was manifactured in 2017, I have them on my car from 2018. They have about 35000km on them. First one was infront, tire went oval shaped and I replaced the front 2 tires. The 2 at the back looked great, so I would replace them later. The yesterday the left back lost its tread on the highway. Put on thr spare and on my way to replace, the other one did the same. Both oval shaped.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 878
91%
Member
The previous owner fitted them in 2012, i have the car from 2017, they have traveled around 35.000 km they still have good thread and grip on dry amazing, little weaker on wet, but they are 8 years old so i'm changing them, might buy again if they are still in production.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 940
83%
Member
Nice cheap tires, they come standard with My K13 Nissan March and replaced all of'em for new ones. THe compound is not that bad in wet you just need to know how to run your car with care so as to not exceed the tire bandwidth.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 921

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80%
Member
  • Citroën c2
  • 175/65 R14 T
  • 30,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
very good tires for my small car.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 661
77%
Member
Very cheap,yet good handling and little wear. Impressive on my wifes Grande Punto for balance price- quality.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 628
56%
Member
These tires were noisy at first and have only lasted about 20k miles
so the rubber seems to be a soft compound, also I got more punctures that ever before so don't know if this was due to a soft compound.
They had good grip and ability to clear water but as they wore so quickly i wouldn't buy again
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 3
  • Comfort 3
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 622
77%
Member
  • Fiat Brava
  • 225/45 R17
  • 25,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Fitted 2 Multihawks to the front of the car 2 years ago and they have covered 25000 miles and while still legal are due to be changed. Even although i have an old car good rubber is important and despite being a little noisy the Firestones have been very good tires whether in the wet, dry, snow and ice they always performed well. So i will definitely be purchasing them again as the price is very good on the wallet.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 564
83%
Member
Second set that I've fitted to my Focus. Just over £200 locally for an all in fitted price. Great value all-round tire offering total confidence in both dry and wet conditions. Tested to the max. fully laden driving through the wilds of North Wales. My son was gob smacked at the price I paid for a decent name tire and has just put a set on his Golf. Highly recommended for a family car
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 576
94%
Member
  • Citroën
  • 185/65 R15
  • 15,000 miles
  • Mostly Town
  • Average
I have been driving for over 47 years and have used many makes of tire. Prior to these Firestone Multihawks I had Michelin tires fitted to my Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0 HDI. They were ok, but were very noisy and gave an uncomfortable ride. The Firestone Multihawks, however, are quiet and just do their job without any problems whatsoever! I have had them on the road for about 18 months now and they are driven every day and they appear to be as new as the day they were fitted. These tires are incredible value for money and I will without any doubt at all replace my tires with the very same Firestone Multihawks, but I do believe that that will be quite some time away! Great tires, safe, quiet and durable!
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 581
60%
Member
These tires are cheap and you know it. Driving my new (secondhand) car home in the wet, round a tight bend not particularly fast (in the old car would've been faster with 100% grip) and the car just starts to under steer. Rubbish. Tires are the most important things on the car. Why skimp? These are coming off and Goodyear Vector 4Seasons or Vredistein Quatrac3 going on instead.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 4
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 4
Helpful 503
89%
Member
  • Ford Focus
  • 185/65 R14 T
  • 17 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
I had Firestone Tires on the car since new. It is a Ford Focus Desal Estate. I bought the car in Feb 2002 Brand new as an import.
It had Firestone Fuel efficent tires on as new and I can't find these now. I changed the fronts after 15,000 miles and bought Multi hawks. These lasted 17,000 due to slight wheel misalignement and would have lasted to maybe 18,500. This time I changed the backs as well after 32,000 miles as one had a nail in it close to the shoulder, again they could have gone 2,000 plus more. I can say the multihawks lasted well and I never had a moment when I doubted them. OK 32,000 in 8 years is not a lot (I have an Alfa GTV as well) but the cost fitted for the new ones was ?185 fitted which is bettter thn 3-4 years ago at the the same place. I did research and was tempted to change but the performance v wear and cost swayed me back. I have had the car a long time and if I change in the next year I wanted lower cost but trusted tires. Avon ZV3's where ?250 for 4 and even the Maragoni at Quickfit would have cost ?238. Considering the tire compounds break down in 6 yrs or so these tires wear in excellent nick on the sidewalls on both sides as I did look at them once they where off. I found the roadholding excellent on the Firestone Fuel saver rears but then this is an estate that won't hang it's rear out. I noticed the new tires where quieter and the stearing a bit more positve again I would recommend them for most but the most aggressive drivers but having said that I can speed abit on the motorways. I will right another reoprt in a few months as I do more miles these days.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 498
80%
Member
  • Fiat Panda
  • 165/65 R14
  • 3,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Spirited
At first when I saw these tires on my new car, I was seriously considering changing them, but after driving, sometimes very aggressively, I have to say these tires are very good in dry and wet, so good that I'm defiantly going to buy them again for my car.

I wouldn't necessarily recommend them for a super car, but for your average family car they perform admirably and won't let you down in an emergency. I can't comment on the wear as I haven't had them long enough, but first impressions are very good.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 522
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